Irhadre

Starport	A	Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size	8	Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
Atmosphere	6	Standard
Hydrographics	3	Wet World 30%
Population	7	Moderate (60 million)
Government	4	Representative Democracy
Law	6	Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech Level	C	Average Stellar (robots)

Primary Star

M3 V

Atmosphere

Standard

Off-world presence

No

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Humaniti 86-92.

Canon

Yes

Also see

The Irhadre of Chanad (Lishun 0935) are a Minor Human Race. They are technologically sophisticated sophonts, aligned to the Third Imperium.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The Irhadre appearance is distinctive. Most look portly, but the extra body fat is not overly great. Their skin is somewhat parched and taut, normal for a desert race. Their additional body fat does not hang loose over their frames, but is evenly distributed; it makes them appear larger but not obese. Dark hair and dark eyes are both the norm. A chance mutation has led to one in about 1,000 Irhadre having blond hair.

Irhadre blood types include Q, R, V, and Z -- with Q and Z the most common.

Diet[edit]

Chanad's native biochemistry differs little from Terra's, so there was no need for complex food preparation customs as on Vland.

Society and Culture[edit]

The one aspect of Irhadre culture which most people know about is the ritual servitude in which half of the adult population is kept.

In ancient times, the harshness of Chanad dictated that certain people be charged with certain tasks essential to their society. For instance, a community needed people to gather the plants from which Irhadre get much of their water. Automatic obedience to orders was required. Ritual slavery was introduced to solve this situation.

Upon reaching adulthood (sixteen years of age), various tests and tasks are administered, along with certain quasi-religious rituals. Based on the interpretation of the results, an Irhadre may be assigned to life as a Jak'ut (servant) or as a freeman. Jak'ut are assigned to the homes of freemen and to the Irhadre government. Much of Chanad's planetary bureaucracy is run by Jak'ut.

Jak'ut are not eligible to vote or hold public office, although civil service jobs are held exclusively by them. They may not own property or ever use weapons. Their movements are restricted, and they need authorization to leave certain areas.

Jak'ut are well-treated. Provided that they do their jobs well, they will be rewarded. One reward is the right to marry (another Jak'ut) as well as to educate one's children. Both freemen and Jak'ut children attend the same schools, to ensure the fairness of the adulthood ritual. However, poorly working Jak'ut may not win the right to educate their children, and so condemn them to what many outsiders criticise as slavery.

Politics[edit]

Irhadre are surprisingly bellicose, channelling any social frustrations into verbal insult rather than violence or disruptive action. They prefer democratic establishments, though formal voting is restricted to freemen (i.e. half the adult population).

Linguistics[edit]

The official language among the Irhadre is Sue'a Medad, a common dialect that has been in constant use for over 4,000 years.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Chanad's controversial societal model has made the Irhadre quietly infamous, and it is rare for an Irhadre to reach a prominent position or be elevated to the Imperial nobility.

Trade and Technology[edit]

Irhadre merchant vessels are long-range. They are common sights throughout the Domain of Antares, including the unincorporated sectors of Meshan and Mendan. Long-distance trade has brought the Irhadre into regular contact with the Vargr, who unlike many Humans have no particular opinion on their unusual social customs, being overall less judgmental.

Irhadre design favours utility over aesthetics, a consequence of their practical natures as residents of an arid word where life was inherently hard. This makes Irhadre products less desirable in markets such as the Core Sector, but increases it in places like Vland where good workmanship and reliable tradition counts for more than outward appearance or fads. Attempts to teach the Irhadre "marketing" techniques have met with little success; they are stubbornly resistant to change.

Astrography[edit]

This race is primarily located in the following areas:
Charted Space:

Lishun Sector
- Welling Subsector

Homeworld[edit]

The homeworld of this race is:

Chanad (Lishun 0935)

World Listing: 1105[edit]

Significant communities of this race are known to exist within the following systems and worlds:

1 of 1 World articles in Irhadre

Chanad •

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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

James Maliszewski. "Irhadre Minor Human Race" Alien Realms Volume 1, Issue 2 (1990): 8-10
James Maliszewski. "Irhadre" JTAS Online published February 15, 2000 (2000)
Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Humaniti (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 86-92.
James Maliszewski. BARD CARI 8005